Analysis Overview
SHA256
022a8b444c4710333e915211c56be80e257ad50728ada765cc23282050e901fd
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 022a8b444c4710333e915211c56be80e257ad50728ada765cc23282050e901fd.exe was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Qakbot/Qbot
Windows security bypass
Qakbot family
Loads dropped DLL
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Unsigned PE
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-11-22 15:49
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-11-22 15:49
Reported
2024-11-22 15:51
Platform
win7-20240903-en
Max time kernel
130s
Max time network
123s
Command Line
Signatures
Qakbot family
Qakbot/Qbot
Windows security bypass
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Rndpuefa = "0" | C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths | C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Kdafjyetpqfo = "0" | C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths | C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe | N/A |
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe | N/A |
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Vrvahsayvanpt\57df0641 = f979ead9b86de735331d1a58c5584c79a723b3a2c8b71bf4abaf976eca19e1ce364745ff310fe2a6a0c01eb0434d6681976a6b29514db61cd95c8334286d3ce550163eb1c4063a888115821173b2d9ed2485e4cdec0c1c327ce159d53c4fd124debc85abd66f02fe186f3ec89ae6f7f5bc29a462d9 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Vrvahsayvanpt\6001f673 = 1aa7aa74db712d6a3ca5c2e4542179f18512eb99ff9a9631c92ed713ee0b9967cbd99638b7c18cffd20c5cd5ce68ff | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Vrvahsayvanpt\d8bd9116 = 6b24e9f5fdccf578db3ff9d86812434694521c6cb1bac57f8d765d704cd632f6a3a026f1075d4671dcfd344c1b17f00256fc356d72deba25df9205cdd6e430842a9ed21e684b86413e35e6e0c926655caf92ea50dfeb04ad8c355a36 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Vrvahsayvanpt\a5b5de9c = fa2bc821a93ecafba31047ef2e94a960965807ca7f74f4503b7e7e50fca321d10f82eb7a1993ae101c84fbc9375d931e9cef394c3aa4db7fbae61737c54c861b9cb38d75ca9c1b1132246fec6864285b653cc773b5f0f63eb27f802994debbf4332a0d5964 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Vrvahsayvanpt\1d09b9f9 = f1d20d7829008055398c818c94476e288956d8587c73930032c6aeae10b0af77af515b43f76c5a6a5e16d2c43c85561c932e071d30d79c8850cf1630125be7f14442d87a5e11d81ab24d667c41358db242837d6eb8d34f365c5edf | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Vrvahsayvanpt\289669b7 = 3156913bf3727aa9730e5d111ace7d608a1ff44d8e9344b55e608947c46335466643c0507a2158a1510ace8766 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Vrvahsayvanpt | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Vrvahsayvanpt\57df0641 = f979fdd9b86dd2c9bb91074653ac284c9baeee1c489fe6b577f82f250d8a35aca2dd1dcf366e3792372ea26b7377963e828a626df371e63020fedf97e4bf9210d5afbfa886b00b6a2ffcd1a51218277d2875249711166cc405b0a9d0f6d95195 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Vrvahsayvanpt\6240d60f = e4fc647f8b5de50b80ee870c0647c7d793d657f8af16d4b6fa8d15d51467e40f2ebe1e0fdac064154e3dca4f1f77f4f4b4d21e89f83e761699165c8e18c31aff5930385be7e70056d004b36320dcf880559f29c48510f03b9694a8d08a9576a1cca598cd77bc5e34b91144af382b43bad92d288c533e298e92911483a8345626fdadb32935a1e0388006c34d268d28b463fd012d4344c8ff0bc73288829afeb0bf42ddf687d619ecad84c1 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Vrvahsayvanpt\dafcb16a = 212aaa90e929632a655d818420c115edca6b61f18c218df9cc1b91c7d967a3b0e99be3342b9a360ba395a1bc3cf3a47aab77f78c705d8d91ed0026841117342ed18d656a58dca1a216b54134cf9d | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe | N/A |
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\022a8b444c4710333e915211c56be80e257ad50728ada765cc23282050e901fd.dll,#1
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\022a8b444c4710333e915211c56be80e257ad50728ada765cc23282050e901fd.dll,#1
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Create /RU "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" /tn vcgnybl /tr "regsvr32.exe -s \"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\022a8b444c4710333e915211c56be80e257ad50728ada765cc23282050e901fd.dll\"" /SC ONCE /Z /ST 15:51 /ET 16:03
C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
taskeng.exe {6D31EC77-F63D-4D70-BECC-261EF634E9FE} S-1-5-18:NT AUTHORITY\System:Service:
C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
regsvr32.exe -s "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\022a8b444c4710333e915211c56be80e257ad50728ada765cc23282050e901fd.dll"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
-s "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\022a8b444c4710333e915211c56be80e257ad50728ada765cc23282050e901fd.dll"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Kdafjyetpqfo" /d "0"
C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Rndpuefa" /d "0"
Network
Files
memory/3056-0-0x00000000000B0000-0x00000000000B2000-memory.dmp
memory/3056-6-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000A1000-memory.dmp
memory/3056-5-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000A1000-memory.dmp
memory/3056-4-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000A1000-memory.dmp
memory/3056-7-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000A1000-memory.dmp
memory/2392-1-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000014595000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\022a8b444c4710333e915211c56be80e257ad50728ada765cc23282050e901fd.dll
| MD5 | 331e97b0d271eb890b2104c7d6e8d292 |
| SHA1 | ac50d8706fda4ab182ae8a348449e67e5e6de6bb |
| SHA256 | 022a8b444c4710333e915211c56be80e257ad50728ada765cc23282050e901fd |
| SHA512 | f221debc5f8dee4977b7e15c434d2ca4652c67aecbf45bdf9e0602e96a01ab26d73a41e5539045d5d4f36554bb4ace3515b6fd2cff5a189b0a75aa607ed80ed3 |
\??\PIPE\wkssvc
| MD5 | d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e |
| SHA1 | da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709 |
| SHA256 | e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855 |
| SHA512 | cf83e1357eefb8bdf1542850d66d8007d620e4050b5715dc83f4a921d36ce9ce47d0d13c5d85f2b0ff8318d2877eec2f63b931bd47417a81a538327af927da3e |
memory/1720-14-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000014595000-memory.dmp
memory/1512-16-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000A1000-memory.dmp
memory/1512-19-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000A1000-memory.dmp
memory/1512-17-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000A1000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-11-22 15:49
Reported
2024-11-22 15:51
Platform
win10v2004-20241007-en
Max time kernel
148s
Max time network
150s
Command Line
Signatures
Qakbot family
Qakbot/Qbot
Windows security bypass
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Pufuaaxsyj = "0" | C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths | C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Ijyavyhz = "0" | C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths | C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe | N/A |
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe | N/A |
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Aygkxbqenxl\bb70128a = e7a9f9beac09e2a2146c3727b8cc71330449f05eb569a430423d3049f72d7af71e3181fd99d3cf81420c87687b1af11729cd0539e268453af37ad7895fd5a93176dd4e7df5f9eb | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Aygkxbqenxl\c6785d00 = c8603dc7ff2dc497f1e3616aca51d75214ad81422be9f9063a976fd3a6aeaa2a6b6b75425762b99d85150e84b236f3e352e3809a6985d3b8226b7f58b1 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Aygkxbqenxl\18d5593 = 62998b0b9c95a568d42dae596b1a8e625fda87cf6a2e5c061eeb60fb12cf1e0311b6c29eee6abeff660f549c23b859 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Aygkxbqenxl\8caee2b8 = 0896ad2717111ee4f6500b8c8a15a171bd12f532b72b7f494bb62ac01d | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Aygkxbqenxl\b93132f6 = cf830336fcdfc2425402af95f1c0dc15729021684ece20170ec75bfdfcbcf8c954d2494323fe33ad4882843f13755f2611271d0b3fa812bccfa52a4b579473743dd3f735607483fc52f269d3ff83364522804d81d1e4d1996c0d22637e4c2dc2331c816d9d47b5a5bb7ba49eb3fe6e79386160f2b55c635602a082e814e0abd1878dbf146e80438d3c7122158e9817255b2e7419340f49a522113ba21cdccce95de2af8927a1c7eff9663e0c03def66a1b1079d7d17d11f288b9eba2ebf6d68999d92db6 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Aygkxbqenxl\8caee2b8 = 0896ba2717112bdc | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Aygkxbqenxl\3cc75ef = 437a804153b1b65ebb68c26ba3978bdae03d3d33426c6666f7999690d9bb813023be6539a5f73653b5dff5ce45acf9559053e048a919feb43299aa124edc55ea770cfece468202d2cd6a64a13edbd0d83a27014d1760f433134aad2888c0cb807cfd6ed8f5c2ad6614026a87dd | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Aygkxbqenxl\7ec43a65 = 4eef60bfefcc6dba339b418328fa30e363b67c32e5f3957600c225c5d4fb7aad7b17726588fe6391f1fc587c5d14 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Aygkxbqenxl\f3e78d4e = 1388fe900cfd3ee74ab75baea6f93d64031b1f96b9b5b83d2f23a6d105b07d8c11380e708b9e604e27fe047d30 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Aygkxbqenxl | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe | N/A |
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\022a8b444c4710333e915211c56be80e257ad50728ada765cc23282050e901fd.dll,#1
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\022a8b444c4710333e915211c56be80e257ad50728ada765cc23282050e901fd.dll,#1
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Create /RU "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" /tn jmpopqreb /tr "regsvr32.exe -s \"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\022a8b444c4710333e915211c56be80e257ad50728ada765cc23282050e901fd.dll\"" /SC ONCE /Z /ST 15:51 /ET 16:03
C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
regsvr32.exe -s "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\022a8b444c4710333e915211c56be80e257ad50728ada765cc23282050e901fd.dll"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
-s "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\022a8b444c4710333e915211c56be80e257ad50728ada765cc23282050e901fd.dll"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Pufuaaxsyj" /d "0"
C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Ijyavyhz" /d "0"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 58.55.71.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 14.160.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 97.17.167.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 53.210.109.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 72.209.201.84.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 35.133.123.92.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/4028-0-0x00000000012A0000-0x00000000012C1000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-6-0x00000000012A0000-0x00000000012C1000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-5-0x00000000012A0000-0x00000000012C1000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-4-0x00000000012A0000-0x00000000012C1000-memory.dmp
memory/1296-1-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000014595000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-8-0x00000000012A0000-0x00000000012C1000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\022a8b444c4710333e915211c56be80e257ad50728ada765cc23282050e901fd.dll
| MD5 | 331e97b0d271eb890b2104c7d6e8d292 |
| SHA1 | ac50d8706fda4ab182ae8a348449e67e5e6de6bb |
| SHA256 | 022a8b444c4710333e915211c56be80e257ad50728ada765cc23282050e901fd |
| SHA512 | f221debc5f8dee4977b7e15c434d2ca4652c67aecbf45bdf9e0602e96a01ab26d73a41e5539045d5d4f36554bb4ace3515b6fd2cff5a189b0a75aa607ed80ed3 |
memory/744-12-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000014595000-memory.dmp
memory/4296-14-0x0000000000C60000-0x0000000000C81000-memory.dmp
memory/4296-15-0x0000000000C60000-0x0000000000C81000-memory.dmp
memory/4296-16-0x0000000000C60000-0x0000000000C81000-memory.dmp